Here's something that should make you look at your smartphone differently.

It might help save your life in an earthquake.

Not because it can predict the future. But because the tiny accelerometer inside your phone can detect movement. The same technology that notices if someone has fallen can also spot the first micro-tremors of an earthquake.

Same phone. Same pocket. Different purpose.

That's what this week's Tour Guide to the Future is all about: why the best technology is not the cleverest technology, but the technology that gives us real-world benefits when it matters most.

QUESTION: What would be the best use of technology to improve your life right now?

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Here's something that should make you look at your smartphone differently.

It might help save your life in an earthquake.

Not because it can predict the future. But because the tiny accelerometer inside your phone can detect movement. The same technology that notices if someone has fallen can also spot the first micro-tremors of an earthquake.

Same phone. Same pocket. Different purpose.

That's what this week's Tour Guide to the Future is all about: why the best technology is not the cleverest technology, but the technology that gives us real-world benefits when it matters most.

QUESTION: What would be the best use of technology to improve your life right now?

Book Graeme to speak: https://graemecodrington.com/speaking/

🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly ThrowForward Thursday episodes - every week, a look at the future of work, technology, and leadership.

📩 Join the newsletter: https://tomorrowtodayglobal.com/newsletter/

🌐 Website: https://www.graemecodrington.com/

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemecodrington

Here's something that should make you think twice before asking ChatGPT about that headache.

Oxford University ran a study earlier this year. They gave the same medical scenarios to AI chatbots, twice. First with 100 doctors at the keyboard. Then with 1,300 ordinary people.

The doctors got 95% accuracy. The ordinary people got 34%.

Same AI. Same scenarios. Different humans. Why the gap? And what does it tell us about how the rest of us should be using AI at work?

That's what this week's ThrowForward Thursday is all about. I get into the Dunning-Kruger problem with large language models, and why AI in the hands of a non-expert can be a liability rather than a tool.

I also introduce the 5T AI Impact Model, our team at TomorrowToday Global uses to help organisations get past the productivity hype and into the workflow redesign where AI starts to pay for itself.

More details about the 5T AI Impact Masterclass: https://graemecodrington.com/the-5t-ai-impact-masterclass/

And the links to the research:

• ⁠https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyepyy82kxo
• ⁠https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/new-study-warns-of-risks-in-ai-chatbots-giving-medical-advice/